Russia to Crack Down on Search Engines & Social Media

by Michael Levanduski

According to the Moscow Times, Russia has notified top search engines and social media sites including Google, Twitter and Facebook that they need to register as ‘organizers of information distribution.’ Many expect that this is a move that will soon lead to censorship on these sites within Russia.Read the full article

themoscowtimes.com - 11 readers, 133 Tweets - The media watchdog has sent notifications to Google, Facebook and Twitter, demanding they register under a law that experts say paves the way for banning the few remaining platforms of free speech in the country.